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Definition of Jet propulsion
1. Noun. Propulsion by means of the discharge of a jet of fluid toward the rear.
Definition of Jet propulsion
1. Noun. Propulsion that is caused by the expulsion of a jet of fluid, especially by a jet engine ¹
2. Noun. The study of devices propelled by jet propulsion ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Jet Propulsion
Literary usage of Jet propulsion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hydraulics and Its Applications by Arnold Hartley Gibson (1919)
"jet propulsion. When a jet of water escapes from an orifice in the side of a
vessel, the force necessary to produce this outflow is equal in magnitude to ..."
2. The Speed and Power of Ships: A Manual of Marine Propulsion by David Watson Taylor (1910)
"jet propulsion 1. General Considerations. — jet propulsion has never been ...
In jet propulsion water is taken into a ship, where it passes through some ..."
3. Hydraulics and Its Applications by Arnold Hartley Gibson (1908)
"jet propulsion. The details of the boats were as follows :— 3(51 The hydraulic
boat was fitted with a centrifugal pump 2' 6" diameter, running at 428 ..."
4. The Mechanical Engineer's Pocket-book: A Reference-book of Rules, Tables by William Kent (1898)
"... he head. it is the same whether the jet is discharged under n jet-propulsion
is the reaction of the stream issuing , Jr., given by Prof. ..."
5. Text-book of Mechanics by jr Louis Adolphe Martin (1914)
"jet propulsion.—It has often been proposed to propel ships by means of the reaction
of jets of water. As illustrated in Fig. 81 consider a ship moving with ..."
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